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Here in topeka, kansas on business. interestingly he voted for trump. he also has two sons that live in california. one of those high state and local tax states. even despite that he says low tax states shouldnt support his son and folks like those there in those high tax states. why do you say that? >> well, i feel like states like kansas and nebraska were overtaxed and those high populated states, we need to keep our money. todd: understood. but you also said as somebody who works in bridge co...

Good, congressman, but you cant guarantee the money being ail located now through the various systems, whether locally, by state or the federal government, is going to its intended purpose they said the same thing about social security. the fund was raided. >> city council -- youre youre talk can about doubling the gas tax and agent acting like its no big deal. >> didnt say it is no big deal. it is a big deal. its very important. the ability to fund transportation because we have not raised the ...

$500,000 into bridge construction. pennsylvania had the lowest unemployment rate of any industrial rate. we were at 7.ha4. infrastructure spending creates jobs, creates investment, works for america. >> but when you look at the people that are suffering, when you look the a the level of unemployment around the country, its outrageous theyd be blocking something like this and when the president goes today and makes this appeal, the head of the republican national committee, reince priebus, he moc...

Oil by letting the american industry go for it. offshore, fracing. >> bill: that takes years to come to fruition. fruition. >> oklahoma is going double in a year and north dakota already a two year trajectory. >> bill: but those things are already underway and that reality is in place and it hasnt driven down oil prices even though the industry know theres is a lot more fuel coming online in the usa. hasnt affected them. >> they count on the president holding the supply down. and if we really ac...

The walkway fell over 100 feet which instantly pancake several vehicles. >> i was in disbelief what i was witnessing. my instinct kicked in that i needed to get to work so i jumped on top of the bridge where we had four workers severely injured and one not breathing, started cpr on him. another has a major laceration to his head, completely unconscious. >> the main stand of the bridge was conducted by the side of the highway and engineers called a first of its kind construction method known as a...

So, not knowing whats going on with either the construction techniques or the engineering design, that will all have to be looked at in the coming days and weeks. >> i want to show viewers video of this bridge before the collapse video. on the right side of the screen, this video was taken days ago. it was nighttime, obviously. pictures from the miami herald. you see part of the process of them installing this bridge, you described a rapid installation, accelerated. i cant recall the phrase that...

Have been removed. others have not. and now victim advocates are working with the family members of those who have been identified who were just simply driving down this street when that 950-ton bridge came crashing down on them. national transportation safety board teams are here now. they are helping with the investigation. fbi here as well. osha and local law enforcement all trying to find out exactly how this happened. listen to this witness, how he describes what it sounded like. >> some pe...

Oil by letting the american industry go for it. offshore, fracing. >> bill: that takes years to come to fruition. fruition. >> oklahoma is going double in a year and north dakota already a two year trajectory. >> bill: but those things are already underway and that reality is in place and it hasnt driven down oil prices even though the industry know theres is a lot more fuel coming online in the usa. hasnt affected them. >> they count on the president holding the supply down. and if we really ac...

Oil by letting the american industry go for it. offshore, fracing. >> bill: that takes years to come to fruition. fruition. >> oklahoma is going double in a year and north dakota already a two year trajectory. >> bill: but those things are already underway and that reality is in place and it hasnt driven down oil prices even though the industry know theres is a lot more fuel coming online in the usa. hasnt affected them. >> they count on the president holding the supply down. and if we really ac...

>> no, i mean, i think that its critical that americans take responsibility for wanting to pay for things like roads and bridges, and this is a tax that will help create jobs. i dont know why were again not looking at root problems and getting into the core of what would actually help the american people and i think were not asking the americans to get on 300 and whatever billion dollars sucked out of them, but to reinvest in the the infrastructure of america, and to create jobs while doing it. ...